Hereward Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 So, is crying Labour's new election winning strategy?Now, as nauseated as I am by the idea of talking to Piers Morgan (full stop) and reliving a personal tragedy for the voyeuristic delight of the Great Unwashed, Campbell's performance must surely win some sort of prize. Being brought to tears by the public's lack of total faith in Tony Blair? They must be sleeping together, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Thanks for that image. :stillsick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The next election campaign will clearly involve the strategic ejection of brightly-coloured play-based entertainment objects from wheeled child-transportation devices, and I fully expect the manifesto to contain a pledge for Gordon to scream and scream until he is sick. *nods* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Yeah, that show of "emotion" from Campbell looked completely staged. I can just imagine him practising that little routine in the dressing room mirror. Once a spin doctor...always a spin doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Honestly, Alastair Campbell is getting so similar to his fictional alter ego Peter Maxwell from Salmon Fishing in the Yemen that I think my head may explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Heaven Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The political system in the UK (everywhere really) seems so messed up - nothing that everyone doesnt know :PLabour are rubbish, conservatives seem worse, and I can't see the Lib Dems or the Greens attaining real power soon enough to make a difference to the trajectory our society is currently on (sliding towards oblivion). Sometimes I think a complete overhaul (possible violent unfortunately :S) is needed. Ground upwards change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Malcolm Tucker wouldn't cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The political system in the UK (everywhere really) seems so messed up - nothing that everyone doesnt know :PLabour are rubbish, conservatives seem worse, and I can't see the Lib Dems or the Greens attaining real power soon enough to make a difference to the trajectory our society is currently on (sliding towards oblivion). Sometimes I think a complete overhaul (possible violent unfortunately :S) is needed. Ground upwards change.Can you explain how our society is sliding towards oblivion? While you're at it, can you elaborate on who would conduct this violent overhaul and what would be the result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 *hides pitchfork and flaming torch behind back*I have no idea what that guy's talking about.:leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Right, no-one is to pitchfork anyone until I blow this whistle, even, and I want to make this perfectly clear, even if they do say "my expenses claims were within the letter of the law". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Watchman Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Right, no-one is to pitchfork anyone until I blow this whistle, even, and I want to make this perfectly clear, even if they do say "my expenses claims were within the letter of the law".If they go down 'Parliamentary Privelage' then can we get pitchforking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Oh yeah.*blows whistle* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebble thats Stubby Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 If they go down 'Parliamentary Privelage' then can we get pitchforking?I beleive the correct response would use broken beer bottles and biscuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRider Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Quick question from a yank. Why is Tony still George's bitch?I know that's flippant phrasing, but I am genuinely curious. Why is he still parroting the old line of "the world is a better place without Saddam Hussein" which is completely and utterly debatable, and that parrots have the weaker side of that argument. And the even more innane "We thought there were WMD at the time." Which, as I recall, was something the Brits said they didn't believe to be true AT THE TIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldanya Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I beleive the correct response would use broken beer bottles and biscuits.Can I eat the biscuits? If so, I'm there...N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenalpia Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Did someone mention biscuits?! :leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Quick question from a yank. Why is Tony still George's bitch?I know that's flippant phrasing, but I am genuinely curious. Why is he still parroting the old line of "the world is a better place without Saddam Hussein" which is completely and utterly debatable, and that parrots have the weaker side of that argument. And the even more innane "We thought there were WMD at the time." Which, as I recall, was something the Brits said they didn't believe to be true AT THE TIME!Total inability to admit being human wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Blair pushed British involvement in the war through in the teeth of a great deal of opposition, using some very dodgy tactics, notably by making out that the case that Hussein had WMD was much stronger than it was. (He notoriously told Parliament that not only did Hussein have WMDs, he could launch them at 45 minutes notice).He has to go on claiming that going to war was the correct decision, as it provides the only possible fig leaf of justification for his actions. There may also be an element of being so buoyed by belief in himself that he is pathologically unable to admit being wrong.That said, I am still unsure why he decided to go for war in the first place. Either he wanted to emulate Thatcher with her Falklands War, or the CIA had something very juicy on him indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I reckon Bush told Blair that God wanted them to invade Iraq. And Blair believed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 The two most religious prime ministers we've had since Gladstone are probably Thatcher and Blair. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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